Veterans’ Stories: Hear Them Now The Veterans Breakfast Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to sharing veterans’ stories. There are no membership dues or requirements, and you don’t have to be a veteran to attend . Last year, over 1,200 different people attended at least one of our 32 storytelling breakfasts and trips. Our events have been featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Tribune-Review, as well as on KDKA-TV and WTAE-TV News. If you haven’t attended, give us a try! The VBC grew tremendously last year after attaining 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable non-profit status. We now have a dedicated Board of Directors and a paid part-time executive director (Todd). We were also able to hire a talented and energetic intern for the spring. Katy Bowers is a junior at Duquesne University, and she will be assisting us at some of our breakfasts and behind the scenes. You’ll notice some changes this spring. We work hard to keep the breakfast prices as low as possible, but we finally had to raise the cost of the breakfasts in the South Hills and Penn Hills. To keep our costs low, we moved our South Hills location to Salvatore’s Banquets (see directions on p. 2). As always, if you or a friend would like to attend but can’t afford it, let us know, and your breakfast will be paid for out of our Veterans Breakfast Fund. If you have questions or would like more information, please call Todd at 412-623-9029. We look forward to another great year of stories! Todd Dan Todd DePastino Dan Cavanaugh Every Breakfast Begins at 8:30 a.m. JOIN US! Full breakfast is $9-$12 Every Veteran Has a Story. What’s Yours? ® Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2012 2012 SPRING BREAKFASTS SOUTH HILLS Salvatore’s Banquets 5001 Curry Road March 13 April 10 May 8 (Breakfast $12) PENN HILLS Comfort Inn 699 Rodi Road March 30 April 27 May 25 (Breakfast $11) NORTH HILLS Grazie! Oxford Athletic Club 100 Village Club Dr., Wexford March 7 April 4 May 2 (Breakfast $10) MOON/AIRPORT Robert Morris University, Sewall Center March 21 April 25 May 23 (Breakfast $9) RSVP FOR EACH BREAKFAST 412-623-9029 ®
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Veterans’ Stories: Hear Them Now
The Veterans Breakfast Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to sharing veterans’ stories. There are no membership dues or requirements, and you don’t have to be a veteran to attend. Last year, over 1,200 different people attended at least one of our 32 storytelling breakfasts and trips. Our events have been featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Tribune-Review, as well as on KDKA-TV and WTAE-TV News. If you haven’t attended, give us a try! The VBC grew tremendously last year after attaining 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable non-profit status. We now have a dedicated Board of Directors and a paid part-time executive director (Todd). We were also able to hire a talented and energetic intern for the spring. Katy Bowers is a junior at Duquesne University, and she will be assisting us at some of our breakfasts and behind the scenes. You’ll notice some changes this spring. We work hard to keep the breakfast prices as low as possible, but we finally had to raise the cost of the breakfasts in the South Hills and Penn Hills. To keep our costs low, we moved our South Hills location to Salvatore’s Banquets (see directions on p. 2). As always, if you or a friend would like to attend but can’t afford it, let us know, and your breakfast will be paid for out of our Veterans Breakfast Fund. If you have questions or would like more information, please call Todd at 412-623-9029. We look forward to another great year of stories!
Todd Dan Todd DePastino Dan Cavanaugh
Every Breakfast Begins
at 8:30 a.m.
JOIN US!
Full breakfast is $9-$12
® Every Veteran Has a Story.
What’s Yours? ® Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2012
2012 SPRING BREAKFASTS
SOUTH HILLS Salvatore’s Banquets 5001 Curry Road March 13 April 10 May 8 (Breakfast $12) PENN HILLS Comfort Inn 699 Rodi Road March 30 April 27 May 25 (Breakfast $11)
NORTH HILLS Grazie! Oxford Athletic Club 100 Village Club Dr., Wexford March 7 April 4 May 2 (Breakfast $10) MOON/AIRPORT Robert Morris University, Sewall Center March 21 April 25 May 23 (Breakfast $9)
RSVP FOR EACH
BREAKFAST 412-623-9029
®
Mark your Calendars
June 16: A Celebration of Veterans at Soldiers & Sailors (see back page for more information). July 11: Free veterans breakfast at Mars VFW (331 Mars Valencia Rd. Mars, PA 16046), 8:30-11am. More information will be sent in our June newsletter. Feb. 18, March 10, May 19, June 16: The Heinz History Center invites all VBC members to special flag folding ceremonies on these dates. All vets and one guest admitted free. For more info, call Brady Smith at the History Center at 412-454-6459.
We’ve Moved! South Hills NEW Location Directions to Salvatore’s Banquets – our new South Hills Location!
For more detailed directions visit SalvatoresBanquets.com
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From the West Follow Parkway West
towards downtown Pittsburgh
Exit at the UNIONTOWN EXIT – 51 SOUTH.
Stay straight on 51 S (you will go thru 3 traffic lights)
Follow 51 South for 4 miles At the 15th traffic light &
the intersection with BROWNSVILLE ROAD, turn RIGHT onto Brownsville Road
Follow Brownsville Road until the 1st traffic light, turn LEFT – continuing on Brownsville Road
Take the first RIGHT – CURRY ROAD.
Follow straight thru 2 stop signs, go past Whitehall Elementary School on right, thru the short tunnel and Salvatore’s will be on your left
From Within South Hills Take 51 to the intersection
with BROWNSVILLE ROAD Turn onto Brownsville Road
heading towards Baptist Road and Caste Village.
Follow Brownsville Road until the 1st traffic light
At the first traffic light, turn LEFT – continuing on Brownsville Road
Take the first RIGHT onto – CURRY ROAD
Follow straight thru 2 stop signs, go past Whitehall Elementary School on right, thru the short tunnel and Salvatore’s will be in the shopping center on your left
From Route 19 (Heading North) Turn right
onto Connor Rd [1.2 mi]
Turn left onto Library Rd [1.3 mi]
Turn right onto Grove Rd [1.1 mi]
Slight left onto Baptist Rd
Take the 3rd right onto Brownsville Rd [0.2 mi]
Turn right onto Curry Rd
Destination will be on the left
SALVATORE’S BANQUETS 5001 Curry Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
(Phone 412-653-1880)
Travel with us! Join us on one of our many exciting trips. Call 412-623-9029 to
reserve a seat or for more general information.
The Veterans Breakfast Club is now on Facebook! “Like” our Fan Page to receive regular event and
breakfast updates.
Thursday, April 19 9:00am – 4:00pm
$89 price includes motorcoach, continental breakfast, and buffet lunch at the Oakhurst Tea Room in Somerset. To reserve a seat or for more info, call
Chris Crompton at 412-881-4100
FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL & CHAPEL
Wednesday, May 16 – Thursday, May 17
WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War Memorials, Arlington, Iwo Jima
Memorial & Marine Museum
$299 price includes motorcoach, hotel, museum admissions, and all meals.
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Washington, D.C. & Quantico Marine Corps Museum
Thank You! It costs almost $25,000 a year in administrative expenses to run the VBC. To meet these costs, we sent out a request for donations in December. Over 160 people responded by sending over
$6,000. We’d like to recognize your generosity below.
Tony Accamando Paul Austin Joe Backers Hartley & Lauretta Baird Jerry Balbot Marlin Barklage Bill & Nancy Barnard Al Bellini Eleanor Berge William Biacco Robert & Jane Blair Clem & Pat Blazewick Jack & Marty Bosley John & Clare Bozek Chuck Brewick Bob Brodine Marty Burke Walter Butkovich James & Beverly Byrne Joe & Rosemarie Capone Jim Capone Donald & Judith Carpenter John Carroll Howard & Gladys Chappel Felix Cistolo Ila Cole Paul Collier Fred Conners Albert Crawford Gwyn Cready Donald Cue Fran Culotta George D'Angelo John Daman Jerry Dering Jules & Agnes Desgain Joe Dornbrock Betty Dornburg Dorothy Drensen Stephen Dzuranin Peter Edwards Virginia Fischer
George & Eleanora Freas George & Muriel Fritsch Jim & Ruth Gabelhart Russell & Laverne Gephart Joe & Trudy Goff Samuel & Phyllis Goldberg Marshall Gordon Joe & Peg Goritz Rich Grace Pierre Haan Bill Hannah Ann Harder Herb Hatfield Jan Hayes Bill & Ethel Helsley Bob & Louise Hilinski Chuck Hinkle Bob Holliday Chuck Holzer Bill Hosking Laura Howell Victoria Hoysan Virgil Huff Bob & Betty Lou Hurt Francis Hynds Joe & Lois Janke Woody & Trudy Jarvis Don & Barbara Johnson Sally Jones Norman & Eileen Kanel Anna Kapfer Ralph Keenan Murch & Grace King Harry Kirsch Betty Klemmer Bogdan Kovacic Frank Kravetz Frank Laczko Jack Latshaw Gene Laus Bob & Mary Lautanen Henry & Mary Lawton
J.D. le Garrec Bill & Shirley Lewis Charles Lisica Bill Luft Donald Manning Bill & Margaret Mansfield Gus & Dorothy Mathews Dan Mathews Elmer Matto Peter Maurin Bill McAuley John McCormick Betty Meyer Nancy Meyer Ray Micknowski Kenneth Middlemiss Evelyn Miller Bob Moore Charlene Moore George & Jean Morgan Jack Morrow Richard Mort Bette Mucha Richard & Gerrie Muto Jack Naughton John Neel Frank Neely Joseph O'Hanlon Fran O'Malley Michael & Diane Oettinger John & Lillian Opeka Lee & Janet Parish Morton Parker Walter Patton Scott Patton Tom & Marina Pawlesh Eric Pensenstadler Matt Poye Guy Proie Bernie & Esther Queneau John Rendulich
Pete Rentzeperes Francis Rifugiato Chad & Carol Rittle Ron Ross Irma Ryan Art Salemme Ed Sanctis Paul & Cathy Schaughency Lester Schmidt Norm Schumm Joe Seidel Julie Senchak Arlene Shelby Steve Silverman Jeanie Slater Lester Snyder Bill Sommer Donna Spinazzola Harold Stein Frank Steinle Nickolas Steri Bobb & Shirley Stevens Wynn Sullivan Vince Totaro John Urso John & Wilma Vanchina Michael Vernillo Donald Vitous Tina Weiland Leo West Mary Jane Williams Bob & Shirley Williams Joe Wilson Elizabeth Woodland Robert Worbois Rev. Ben Wright Edwin & Elizabeth Young J.B. Young Joe Zimbicki Al & Edie Zimmerman Bill Zunic
“History is built one story at a time.”
In Case You Missed It… On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, the Veterans Breakfast Club commemorated the 70th
anniversary of Pearl Harbor by visiting “Stars & Stripes: an American Story” at the Heinz History Center. The exhibition runs through June.
L-R: Paul Collier, Walt Patton, Herm Rosner, George Herwig, Ila Cole
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“For these veterans of World War II, the passage of time has greyed their hair, slowed
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December 7, 2011
The mission of the Veterans Breakfast Club is to provide all veterans the opportunity to share their stories of service with each other and the public. We do this mainly through storytelling programs that promote education and active listening while building connections between military and civilian America.
We believe that telling and listening to stories can nourish us and help build a more compassionate nation. Veterans’ stories--whether they be entertaining, inspirational, instructive, commemorative, or healing--remind us that history is built one story at a time.
Mark your Calendars for: :
Soldiers and Sailors Hall, Saturday, June 16, 9:30am-2:00pm $20 price includes transportation to Soldiers & Sailors, brunch, program, and self-
